2024 Korean Tour
| Duration | 11 April 2024 – 10 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 22[a] |
| Most wins |  Jang Yu-bin (2) Kim Min-kyu (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jang Yu-bin |
| Player of the Year | Jang Yu-bin |
| Rookie of the Year | Song Min-hyuk |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Korean Tour was the 47th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₩) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | DB Insurance Promy Open | Gangwon | 700,000,000 | Yoon Sang-pil (1) |
4.89 | ||
| Korea Championship | Gyeonggi | – | Removed[d] | – | EUR | ||
| 21 Apr | KPGA Founders Cup | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | Koh Gun-taek (4) |
4.33 | New tournament | |
| 28 Apr | Woori Financial Group Championship | Gyeonggi | 1,500,000,000 | Im Sung-jae (3) |
5.34 | ||
| 5 May | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | Kim Hong-taek (2) |
7.51 | ASA | |
| 12 May | KPGA Classic | North Gyeongsang | 700,000,000 | Kim Chan-woo (2) |
4.08 | New tournament | |
| 19 May | SK Telecom Open | Jeju | 1,300,000,000 | K. J. Choi (17) |
4.96 | ||
| 26 May | KB Financial Liiv Championship | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 |  Seungsu Han (3) |
4.64 | ||
| 2 Jun | Descente Korea Munsingwear Matchplay | North Chungcheong | 800,000,000 | Kim Min-kyu (2) |
3.72 | ||
| 9 Jun | KPGA Championship | South Gyeongsang | 1,500,000,000 | Jeon Ga-lam (3) |
5.14 | ||
| 16 Jun | Hana Bank Invitational | Gangwon | 1,300,000,000 |  Takashi Ogiso (n/a) |
8.16 | JPN | |
| 23 Jun | Kolon Korea Open | South Chungcheong | 1,400,000,000 | Kim Min-kyu (3) |
7.74 | ASA | |
| 30 Jun | Bizplay-One The Club Open | Gyeonggi | 700,000,000 | Hur In-hoi (6) |
4.79 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | KPGA Gunsan CC Open | North Jeolla | 700,000,000 | Jang Yu-bin (2) |
4.42 | ||
| 1 Sep | Lexus Masters | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Lee Seung-taek (1) |
5.07 | New tournament | |
| 8 Sep | Shinhan Donghae Open | Gyeonggi | 1,400,000,000 | Kensei Hirata (n/a) |
9.05 | ASA, JPN | |
| 15 Sep | Golfzon-Toray Open | North Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo (4) |
4.66 | ||
| 6 Oct | Hyundai Insurance KJ Choi Invitational | Gyeonggi | 1,250,000,000 | Lee Soo-min (5) |
4.45 | ||
| 13 Oct | Baeksang Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open | South Gyeongsang | 1,000,000,000 | Jang Yu-bin (3) |
4.33 | ||
| 20 Oct | The Charity Classic | Gyeonggi | 1,000,000,000 | Cho Woo-young (2) |
4.49 | New tournament | |
| 27 Oct | Genesis Championship | Gyeonggi | US$4,000,000 | An Byeong-hun (2) |
15.55 | EUR | |
| 3 Nov | Dong-A Membership Exchange Group Open | North Jeolla | 700,000,000 | Lee Dong-min (3) |
3.34 | New tournament | |
| 10 Nov | KPGA Tour Championship | Jeju | 1,100,000,000 | Lee Dai-han (1) |
4.68 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Genesis Points and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5][6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jang Yu-bin |
8,002 | Forfeited exemption |
| 2 | Kim Min-kyu |
6,052 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Hur In-hoi |
4,995 | |
| 4 | Lee Jung-hwan |
4,861 | Forfeited exemption |
| 5 | Cho Woo-young |
4,649 | Promoted to European Tour |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) | Jang Yu-bin |
[7] |
| Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) | Song Min-hyuk |
[8][9] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ One further tournament was removed from the schedule.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korean Tour members.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
- ^ In April 2024, the Korea Championship was merged with the Genesis Championship, which was added to the European Tour schedule as a co-sanctioned event.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Tournament schedule" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "2024년 KPGA Tour 일정 발표, 22개 대회 개최 확정… 7개 대회 '신설'" [2024 KPGA Tour schedule announced, 22 tournaments confirmed... 7 tournaments 'newly established'] (in Korean). KPGA. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Genesis signs new tournament Title Partner agreement in Korea with the DP World Tour". European Tour. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Genesis Points" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour Q-School 및 DPWT 특전 적용 시점 관련 안내 (Q-school Presented by Korn Ferry 2nd Stage 예선면제 기준일 변경)" [PGA Tour Q-School and DPWT Privileges (Q-school Presented by Korn Ferry 2nd Stage Qualifier Exemption Date Changed)] (in Korean). KPGA. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "'DP월드투어 최연소 우승 기록'김민규 "DP월드투어 찍고 PGA투어 진출하겠다"" ['Youngest DP World Tour Winner' Kim Min-kyu "I will take a DP World Tour and advance to the PGA Tour"]. Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Kwon, Hoon (10 November 2024). "KPGA는 장유빈 천하…개인 타이틀 싹쓸이 후 "내년엔 미국에서"" [KPGA is Jang Yu-bin... After sweeping individual titles, "next year in the U.S."]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "2024 Rookie of the Year" (in Korean). KPGA. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Kang, Myung-ju (11 November 2024). "신인상 송민혁 "지금 경기력 최고조인데.. 시즌 끝나 아쉬워요"" [Rookie of the Year Song Min-hyuk "I'm at the peak of my performance right now. It's a shame the season is over."]. Golf Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)